The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB),one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The award was introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young,who died in 1955. The award was originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues,but in 1967,after the retirement of Frick,the award was given to one pitcher in each league.
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004,the team's home stadium has been Citizens Bank Park,located in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
Roy Campanella,nicknamed "Campy",was an American professional baseball player,primarily as a catcher. The Philadelphia native played in the Negro leagues and Mexican League for nine years before entering the minor leagues in 1946. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 1948 for the Brooklyn Dodgers,for whom he played until 1957. His playing career ended when he was paralyzed in an automobile accident in January 1958. He is considered one of the greatest catchers in the history of the game.
Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III was an American professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies between 1998 and 2013. His nickname,"Doc",was coined by Toronto Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek,and was a reference to Wild West gunslinger Doc Holliday. An eight-time All-Star,Halladay was one of the most dominant pitchers of his era. Known for his outstanding durability,he led the league in complete games seven times,the most of any pitcher whose career began after 1945. He also led the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio five times and innings pitched four times.
Edwin Lee Mathews was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 17 seasons for the Boston / Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1952–1966);Houston Astros (1967) and Detroit Tigers (1967–68). Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978,he is the only player to have represented the Braves in the three cities they have called home. He played 1,944 games for the Braves during their 13-season tenure in Milwaukee—the prime of Mathews' career.
William Robert Hamilton,nicknamed "Sliding Billy",was an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 19th-century. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys,Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Beaneaters between 1888 and 1901.
Don James Larsen was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career,he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams:the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles,New York Yankees (1955–1959),Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961),Chicago White Sox (1961),San Francisco Giants (1962–1964),Houston Colt .45's / Astros (1964–65),and Chicago Cubs (1967).
Dwight Michael "Dewey" Evans is an American former professional baseball right fielder and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox (1972–1990) and Baltimore Orioles (1991) in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was a three-time All-Star,won eight Gold Glove Awards,and won two Silver Slugger Awards. Evans played the second-most career games for the Red Sox of any player,surpassed only by Carl Yastrzemski.
Michael Gareth Justin Evans was a British philosopher who made substantial contributions to logic,philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. He is best known for his posthumous work The Varieties of Reference (1982),edited by John McDowell. The book considers different kinds of reference to objects,and argues for a number of conditions that must obtain for reference to occur.
Darrell Wayne Evans is an American former baseball player,coach and manager. He played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),beginning his career as a third baseman with the Atlanta Braves,alternating between first and third base with the San Francisco Giants (1976–1983),and playing much of his later career as a first baseman and then a designated hitter for the Detroit Tigers (1984–1988). He won a World Series championship with the Tigers in 1984. Evans had most of his success in the early and late stages of his career. He was a two-time All-Star,first with the Braves in 1973 and then with the Giants in 1983. He led MLB in home runs in 1985 with the Tigers,and walks in 1973 and 1974 with the Braves.
Roy David McMillan was an American professional baseball player,coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1951 to 1966,most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds,where he was the starting shortstop for nine seasons.
Ewell Blackwell was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "The Whip" for his sidearm,snap-delivery,Blackwell played for the Cincinnati Reds for most of his career. He also played with the New York Yankees (1952–53) and finished his career with the Kansas City Athletics (1955).
Clement Walter Labine was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) best known for his years with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1950 to 1960. As a key member of the Dodgers in the early 1950s,he helped the team to its first World Series title in 1955 with a win and a save in four games. He is one of eight players in MLB history to have won back-to back World Series championships on different teams,the other seven being Joc Pederson,Ben Zobrist,Jake Peavy,Jack Morris,Bill Skowron,Don Gullett,and Ryan Theriot.
Roy Thomas Hartsfield was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball;his MLB playing and managing careers each lasted three years. Hartsfield played his entire major league career with the Boston Braves from 1950 to 1952. He was then traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers for outfielder Andy Pafko.
Roy Frederick Smalley III is a former professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1975 through 1987 for the Texas Rangers (1975–76),Minnesota Twins,New York Yankees (1982–84),and Chicago White Sox (1984). Smalley was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. His father,Roy Jr.,was also an MLB league shortstop,and his uncle,Gene Mauch,was a long-time MLB manager and infielder.
The Mad Dash,or Slaughter's Mad Dash,refers to an event in the eighth inning of the seventh game of the 1946 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox.
Roy Cleveland Johnson was an American left fielder and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers (1929–32),Boston Red Sox (1932–35),New York Yankees (1936–37) and Boston Bees (1937–38). A native of Pryor,Oklahoma,who grew up in Tacoma,Washington,he was the elder brother of "Indian Bob" Johnson,also a major league outfielder. The Johnson brothers were one-quarter Cherokee.
The 1982 New York Yankees season was the 80th season for the Yankees. The team finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 79–83,finishing 16 games behind the AL Champion Milwaukee Brewers. As a result,the Yankees endured their first losing season since going 80–82 in 1973,the team's final season at the original Yankee Stadium before the 1976 renovations. The Yankees were managed by Gene Michael,Bob Lemon,and Clyde King. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
The 1982 San Diego Padres season was the 14th in franchise history. The Padres finished with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses (.500),good for fourth place in the NL West,eight games behind the division champion Atlanta Braves.
